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Democracy 8 May 2025
Higher education under attack

Randi Weingarten

President Donald Trump has declared war on America’s colleges and universities, demanding they bow to his demands on what they can teach and whom they can admit or hire. Trump’s illegal and autocratic actions are tantamount to a war on knowledge intended to force schools to bend the knee to...
Higher education under attack
Democracy 2 May 2025
United States: Educators and allies turn out in force on May Day to demand dignity, safe schools, and a fairer future

Across the United States and around the world, working people came together on May 1st, International Workers Day, to honor the legacy of those who fought for workers' rights and to carry that fight forward. In the United States tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across the...
United States: Educators and allies turn out in force on May Day to demand dignity, safe schools, and a fairer future
Climate action and literacy 21 April 2025
A vision for greener schools: How unions are leading the charge for climate justice in the United States

Adrienne Coles

Climate change is a pressing global issue, yet achieving international consensus on enforceable action remains a significant challenge. In the United States, climate policy is often dictated by the political party in power at the federal level, leading to inconsistent progress. Given the current political landscape, substantial federal action on...
A vision for greener schools: How unions are leading the charge for climate justice in the United States
Fighting the commercialisation of education 3 April 2025
Resolution of the Executive Board of Education International on the attacks on public education, democracy, and union values in the United States

In response to an avalanche of authoritarian measures enacted by the Trump Administration, the Executive Board of Education International, during its 70th meeting, on 1-3 April 2025, unequivocally reaffirms its commitment to public education, inclusive democracy, and human and trade union rights in the United States and around the world.
Resolution of the Executive Board of Education International on the attacks on public education, democracy, and union values in the United States
Trade union rights are human rights 31 March 2025
Global Unions condemn the attacks on U.S. federal employees and the elimination of the crucial ILAB program

The Council of Global Unions (CGU), representing over 200 million workers worldwide through the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Global Union Federations (GUFs), and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC), strongly condemns the latest attacks by the Trump administration on the fundamental rights of workers both...
Global Unions condemn the attacks on U.S. federal employees and the elimination of the crucial ILAB program
Equity and inclusion 26 March 2025
Education unions around the world stand in solidarity with educators in the United States as they rise to oppose attacks on education and democracy

Education International member organisations in the United States – the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) – continue to receive an outpouring of support from education unionists across the globe. The U.S. unions are joining forces to resist the unprecedented attacks by the Trump administration...
Education unions around the world stand in solidarity with educators in the United States as they rise to oppose attacks on education and democracy